Researching patents by topic

Researching how many patents have been issued on a particular technology can be tricky business. Keyword searching can be very imprecise, as you are likely to find many patents that merely mention the name of that technology somewhere in the text.

To discover how many patents have been issued on a particular technology, it is best to use the

Obtaining hard copies of patents

How do you obtain a patent that is not available on the internet? What if the quality of the technical drawings is not adequate on the electronic version? If you are located in the Rochester area, you can visit our official local patent resource center: